Five months after floodwaters wreaked destruction in Whatcom and Skagit counties, many visible signs of the disaster are gone. Debris and sandbags have been cleared away, damaged ...

Months after the 2025 flooding, increasingly desperate residents in Sumas and Everson are urging officials to do something — ...

KIRO 7 is keeping a close eye on the communities impacted by record flooding as Washington is under a state of emergency. As of 12 p.m. on December 14, here is a look at the evacuations, displacements ...

The $4 million will support buyouts of homes on flood-prone properties and is part of a larger release of federal funding ...

A view of the north fork of the Nooksack River. (Photo by Stewart Tomlinson/U.S. Geological Survey) Two flood disasters, just four years apart, each underscored the threat posed by the moody and ...

A donation from a California company should help keep the Sumas fire station relatively dry the next time the Nooksack River floods. Heavy flooding In December forced Fire District 14 to evacuate the ...

After an atmospheric river-fueled storm system swept through Western Washington last week, local residents are dealing with the devastation left behind. Heavy rains and gusty winds hit the Bellingham ...

Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson visited Whatcom County on Wednesday to survey flooding damage and meet with city leaders. He called the sight of the damage in Sumas and Everson “sobering.” “This natural ...

Response crews rescued about 50 people in Sumas in a single day — Thursday, Dec. 11 — during recent floods caused by heavy rainfall, according to Fire District 14 Chief Jerry DeBruin. Most of the ...